Fix pip+pyproject.toml apps missing install commands in generated Dockerfile

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Description

Python apps using pip with pyproject.toml (without requirements.txt) were generating Dockerfiles without dependency installation commands, causing build failures. At runtime, pip install . executes automatically when pyproject.toml is detected, but this wasn't reflected in published Dockerfiles.

Fixes #8625

Changes

Modified GenerateFallbackDockerfile to check for pyproject.toml and generate appropriate install commands:

# Copy pyproject.toml for dependency installation
COPY pyproject.toml /app/pyproject.toml

# Install dependencies using pip
RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential \
  && pip install --no-cache-dir . \
  && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove build-essential \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

Priority: requirements.txt > pyproject.toml > none, matching runtime behavior.

Checklist

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      • No
  • No
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  • Yes
    • If yes, have you done a threat model and had a security review?
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      • No
  • No
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  • Yes
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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Python apps using pip and pyproject.toml don't get install commands in generated dockerfile</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Is there an existing issue for this?

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Describe the bug

When a python app doesn't have WithUv, but has a pyproject.toml file, we automatically include pip install . at runtime.

However, when we generate the dockerfile, we aren't including a call to install:

FROM python:3.13-slim-bookworm

# ------------------------------
# 🚀 Python Application
# ------------------------------
# Create non-root user for security
RUN groupadd --system --gid 999 appuser && useradd --system --gid 999 --uid 999 --create-home appuser

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy application files
COPY --chown=appuser:appuser . /app

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Use the non-root user to run the application
USER appuser

# Run the application
ENTRYPOINT ["uvicorn"]

Expected Behavior

The dockerfile should contain a call to pip install .

FROM python:3.13-slim-bookworm

COPY --from=frontend_stage /app/dist /app/./static

# ------------------------------
# 🚀 Python Application
# ------------------------------
# Create non-root user for security
RUN groupadd --system --gid 999 appuser && useradd --system --gid 999 --uid 999 --create-home appuser

# Set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# Copy pyproject.toml for dependency installation
COPY pyproject.toml /app/pyproject.toml

# Install dependencies using pip
RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends build-essential \
  && pip install --no-cache-dir . \
  && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove build-essential \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Copy application files
COPY --chown=appuser:appuser . /app

# Set environment variables
ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1

# Use the non-root user to run the application
USER appuser

# Run the application
ENTRYPOINT ["uvicorn"]

Steps To Reproduce

Change the .WithUv() call to .WithPip() from the aspire-py-starter template.

You will also need to move the 2 .py files down into a src folder.

Exceptions (if any)

No response

.NET Version info

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Anything else?

No response</issue_description>

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• Fixes Python apps using pip and pyproject.toml don't get install commands in generated dockerfile #12875

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